JP4462214B2 - Drain valve operation device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a drain plug remote control device that includes an operation means for opening and closing a drain plug of a wash bowl, and the operation means and the drain plug are connected by a release.

  Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 3, there is known a remote operation device for drainage taps provided with an operation means B for opening and closing the drainage tap 4 of the wash bowl 1 and in which the operation means B and the drainage plug 4 are connected by a release 5. (Patent Document 1: JP-A-7-224451). In this case, the inner wire 7 slides in the outer tube 6 of the release 5 by the operation of the operating means B, and the drain plug 4 is opened and closed in conjunction with this movement.

  In this drain plug remote control device, the drain plug 4 can be opened and closed by remote control by the operation means B. However, in this case, an operating body 9 that is slid in the vertical direction is provided as operating means B on the upper surface of the wash counter 2 having the wash bowl 1, and this operating body 9 becomes an obstacle to the wash counter 2. The upper surface could not be used widely.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, there is also known a drain valve remote control device in which an operation body 9 is projected as an operation means C on the front surface of a back guard portion 23 erected at the rear end of the wash counter 2 (patent) Document 2: JP-A-2005-133331). In this drain valve remote control device, since the operation means C does not exist on the upper surface of the wash counter 2, the upper surface of the wash counter 2 can be widely used.

  However, in this case, the operating body 9 is slid in the front-rear direction on the front surface of the back guard 23, and the operating body 9 becomes an obstacle when the operating body 9 is projected forward. In addition, the release 5 is curved in the internal space S23 of the back guard portion 23, and if the radius of curvature of the curve becomes small, the slidability of the inner wire 7 in the outer tube 6 of the release 5 is hindered. The radius is increased, and therefore, the front-rear depth dimension of the back guard portion 23 is increased.

Furthermore, in any of the above-described conventional examples, since the operating body 9 is operated by hand, when both hands are blocked by shampoo, wash surface, etc., the operating means B and C can be operated. It was impossible to open and close the drain plug 4 so that hot water could not be stored or drained in the wash bowl 1, and it was not easy to use.
JP-A-7-224451 JP 2005-133331 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned background art, and its problem is that the operation means does not get in the way and the wash counter can be used widely, and can be made compact, and the drainage tap is easy to use. It is to provide an operating device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the drain valve remote control device of the present invention is provided with an operation means for opening and closing the drain valve of the wash bowl, wherein a wash counter having a wash bowl on the upper surface is installed at the upper end portion of the cabinet. The means and the drain plug are connected by a release, and the inner wire slides in the outer tube of the release by the operation of the operating means, and the drain plug is opened and closed in the vertical direction in conjunction with this operation. A kicking portion that is recessed rearward is formed on the front side of the lower end portion of the cabinet, and an operating body is provided as an operating means on the front side of the kicking portion, and the inner space on the back side of the kicking portion. Then, the end of the release is fixed forward, the front end of the inner wire that is slid in the front-rear direction at the end of the release, and the operation body are combined to operate the operation body. Is assumed that is assumed to be the opening operation and closing operation of the discharge valve by being operated push rearward and seesaw shape rocking the both sides and pivotally supported in part riser the middle of the operating body in the longitudinal direction There is no operation part to be moved, the front end of the inner wire is coupled to the rear side of one operation part, and the drain plug is opened by pushing the operation part on the same side of the operation body backward, and the other The drain plug is closed by pushing the operating portion backward .

  In the drain plug remote control device of the present invention, a kicked portion recessed backward is formed on the front side of the lower end portion of the cabinet, and an operating body projects as an operating means on the front side of the kicked portion. The operating body can be operated with the tip of the foot. At this time, the operating portion of the operating body is pushed backward to open and close the drain plug. It is only necessary to push backwards, which is a simple operation with the feet. Therefore, even if both hands are occupied, the drain plug can be opened and closed by a simple operation with the tip of the foot, and the usability is improved.

  In addition, in this case, the operation body as an operation means is provided in a kicking portion formed at the lower end portion of the cabinet and does not get in the way on the wash counter, and widely uses the upper surface of the wash counter having the wash bowl and above it. can do. In addition, since the operating body protrudes in the kicking portion recessed backward, the operating means does not get in the way even at the foot, and it is difficult to see from above, and the appearance fits well.

  Furthermore, in the inner space on the back side of the kicking portion, the end of the release is fixed forward, and the front end of the inner wire that slides in the front-rear direction at the end of the release is coupled to the operating body. Is substantially straight without being bent in the inner space on the back side, and does not hinder the slidability of the inner wire in the outer tube of the release. Also, in this case, the release is accommodated in a substantially straight line in the front-rear direction, the inner space on the back side of the kick-in part can be narrowed up and down, the kick-in part can be lowered, and the front-rear depth of the wash counter The dimensions can be kept small, and the overall size can be reduced.

1 and 2 show an embodiment corresponding to claims of the present application. As shown in FIG. 1, in the drain valve remote control device of this embodiment, a wash counter 2 having a wash bowl 1 on the upper surface is installed and fixed at the upper end portion of the cabinet 3 to open and close the drain plug 4 of the wash bowl 1. An operation means A is provided. The operation means A and the drain plug 4 are connected by a release 5, and the inner wire 7 slides in the outer tube 6 of the release 5 by the operation of the operation means A, and the drain plug 4 is interlocked with this operation. It is opened and closed in the vertical direction.

  In this case, a kicking portion 8 that is recessed rearward is formed on the front side of the lower end portion of the cabinet 3, and an operating body 9 is projected as operating means A on the front side of the kicking portion 8. In the inner space S on the back side of the kicking portion 8, the end of the release 5 is fixed forward, and the front end 7 a of the inner wire 7 that slides in the front-rear direction at the end of the release 5 and the operation body 9 are connected. The operation parts 9a and 9b of the operation body 9 are pushed backwards and moved X and Y to open and close the drain plug 4.

  In the drain valve remote control device of this embodiment, there is no operation part 9a, 9b that pivots in the middle of the operation body 9 to the kicking part 8 and swings both sides like a seesaw in the front-rear direction. The drain plug 4 is opened by connecting the front end 7a of the inner wire 7 to the rear side of the one operation portion 9a and pushing the one operation portion 9a backward, and the other operation portion 9b is opened. By pushing Y backward, the drain plug 4 is closed. In this case, the middle of the operation body 9 is pivotally supported on the kicking portion 8 by the horizontal shaft 10, and the operation portions 9a and 9b on both sides thereof are arranged vertically, and the operation portion 9a arranged above. The front end 7a of the inner wire 7 is coupled to the rear side.

  Hereinafter, the drain valve remote control device of this embodiment will be described in more detail. The drain valve remote control device of this embodiment is used for a washstand as shown in FIG. In this washstand, a wash counter 2 having a wash bowl 1 is fixed on a cabinet 3. The cabinet 3 is installed on the floor surface F via the pedestal 11, the back surface of the cabinet 3 is in contact with the wall surface W together with the wash counter 2, and the interior is used as a storage space 12. The front surface of the cabinet 3 is opened and closed by a door (not shown), and small items such as toiletries and bathroom tools are taken in and out of the storage space 12. Further, the front surface portion of the front plate portion 11 a of the wheel 11 serves as a kicking portion 8, and an operating body 9 projects as operating means A on the front side of the kicking portion 8.

  The wash counter 2 is formed of synthetic resin integrally with the wash bowl 1 and the back guard part, but the wash bowl 1 is formed of ceramics, stainless steel, etc. separately from the wash counter 2 and the back guard part. And may be fixedly integrated. In this case, the back guard portion can be formed with a small front-rear depth dimension. A drain port 13 is provided at the bottom of the wash bowl 1, and the drain port 13 is opened and closed by a drain plug 4. When the drain plug 4 is opened, the sewage is drained and removed from the wash bowl 1 to the drain pipe 14 through the drain port 13. The release 5 is introduced together with the drain pipe 14 into the space inside the carriage 11 (the inner space S on the back side of the kicking portion 8) near the rear end of the cabinet 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a drain cylinder 15 is suspended from the drain 13 of the wash bowl 1, and in this drain cylinder 15, hair or lint is removed from the drain to remove hair. A catcher 16 is detachably mounted. A support rod 17 is slidably held in the hair catcher 16 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and a kelep serving as a drain plug 4 is fixedly integrated with an upper end portion of the support rod 17. A connecting pipe 18 bent in an L-shape is connected to the lower end portion of the drain cylinder 15, and the drain pipe 14 is connected to the connecting pipe 18.

  Then, the other end of the outer tube 6 of the release 5 is coupled and fixed to the bottom wall portion of the lower end of the connecting pipe 18, and an operating rod 19 is attached to the other upper end of the inner wire 7 that slides in the vertical direction at the other end. The operating rod 19 and the support rod 17 are integrally slid in the vertical direction. As a result, the drain plug 4 is opened and closed in conjunction with the pushing operations X and Y of the operating portions 9a and 9b of the operating body 9. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 20 denotes an overflow water (not shown) formed in the upper part of the wash bowl 1 that guides the overflow water into the drain cylinder 15 and joins the drainage from the drain port 13. This is an overflow pipe.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (b), a kicking portion 8 recessed backward is formed on the front side of the lower end portion of the cabinet 3, and the kicking portion 8 is a front portion of the front plate portion 11 a of the base wheel 11. It is. An operating body 9 is projected as an operating means A on the front side front surface of the front plate portion 11 a in the kicking portion 8. In this case, the operation body 9 has a substantially V shape in a side view that is widened forward at an obtuse angle, and a corner portion of the substantially V shape is pivotally attached to the front side front surface of the front plate portion 11 a as a horizontal axis 10. In this case, the substantially V-shaped operating body 9 is pivoted up and down around the horizontal axis 10, and the upper and lower sides of the operating body 9 can freely swing in a seesaw shape in the front-rear direction as operating portions 9a and 9b.

  In the inner space S on the back side of the kicking portion 8, the end portion of the release 5 is fixed forward, and in this case, the front end portion 6a of the outer tube 6 of the release 5 is attached to the back surface of the front plate portion 11a of the base wheel 11. Are fixed by a stopper 21. The front end 7 a of the inner wire 7 that slides in the front-rear direction at the end of the release 5 is inserted through the through hole 22 formed in the front plate portion 11 a of the base wheel 11 and forwards from the kick-in portion 8. It protrudes and is fixedly coupled to the back side of one operation portion 9a located above the operation body 9.

  In this case, since the front end 7a of the inner wire 7 is coupled to the rear side of the upper operation portion 9a, by pushing the upper operation portion 9a backward, the inner wire 7 is pushed and the drain plug 4 is raised and opened, and the drain port 15 is opened. Conversely, by pushing the lower operation portion 9b backward Y, the inner wire 7 is pulled, the drain plug 4 is lowered and closed, and the drain port 15 is closed. In FIG. 1B, the solid line indicates the closed state, and the two-dot chain line indicates the open state.

  Therefore, in the drain valve remote control device of this embodiment, a kicking portion 8 recessed rearward is formed on the front side of the lower end portion of the cabinet 3, and an operating body is provided as an operating means A on the front side of the kicking portion 8. 9 is protruded so that the operation body 9 can be operated with the tip of the foot. At this time, the operation portions 9a and 9b of the operation body 9 are pushed backward to open the drain plug 4 Further, since it is a closing operation, it is only necessary to push the operation portions 9a and 9b backward with the foot tip, and the operation is simple with the foot tip. Therefore, even if both hands are occupied by shampoo, a washing surface, etc., the drain plug 4 can be opened and closed by a simple operation with the tip of the foot, and the usability is improved.

  Moreover, in this case, the operating body 9 serving as the operating means A is provided in the kicking portion 8 formed at the lower end portion of the cabinet 3 so as not to obstruct the wash counter 2, and the wash counter 2 having the wash bowl 1. The upper surface and its upper part can be widely used. Further, since the operating body 9 protrudes in the kicking portion 8 recessed backward, the operating means A does not get in the way even at the foot, and it is difficult to see from above, and the appearance is well accommodated.

  Furthermore, in the back side internal space S of the kicking portion 8, the end of the release 5 is fixed forward and the front end 7 a of the inner wire 7 that slides in the front-rear direction at the end of the release 5 and the operating body 9. Therefore, the release 5 is substantially straight without being bent in the inner space S on the back side, and the release of the inner wire 7 in the outer tube 6 of the release 5 is not hindered. 5 is not forcibly bent and its breakage is prevented. Further, in this case, the release 5 is accommodated in a substantially straight shape in the front-rear direction, and the back side internal space S of the kicking portion 8 can be narrowed up and down to lower the kicking portion 8 (the wheel 11). Therefore, the depth dimension of the front and back of the washbasin counter 2 can be kept small, and the whole washstand can be made compact.

  Further, in the drain valve remote control device of this embodiment, there is no operation unit 9a, 9b that pivots the middle of the operation body 9 to the kicking unit 8 and swings both sides in a seesaw shape in the front-rear direction. The drain plug 4 is opened by connecting the front end 7a of the inner wire 7 to the rear side of one operation portion 9a and pushing the same operation portion 9a of the operation body 9 backward, and the other operation The drain plug 4 is closed by pushing the portion 9b backward, and the opening and closing operations of the drain plug 4 are changed by changing the push position operated by the tip of the foot to the operation portions 9a and 9b. Therefore, the operation at the tip of the foot becomes easier, and at that time, the operating body 9 is swung in a seesaw shape and smoothly operated.

  Further, in this case, the middle of the operating body 9 is pivotally supported on the kicking portion 8 by the horizontal shaft 10 so that the operating portions 9a and 9b on both sides thereof are arranged vertically, and the upper operating portion 9a Since the front end 7a of the inner wire 7 is coupled to the rear side, when the upper operation portion 9a is pushed, the drain plug 4 rises and the drain port 15 is opened, and when the lower operation portion 9b is pushed. The drain plug 4 is lowered and the drain port 15 is closed, and there is no sense of incongruity between the upper and lower of the push position operated with the tip of the foot and the opening and closing of the drain port 15 when the drain plug 4 is raised and lowered, and the operation is definitely It can be done reliably.

  The operation means of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the operation means A in the above embodiment, and the operation part of the operation body opens and closes the drain plug not by pulling but by pushing backward. For example, the operation body 9 (FIG. 4 of the present application) of the operation means C disclosed in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-133331) is placed on the front side of the lower end portion of the cabinet 3 illustrated in FIG. It may be provided in the kicking portion 8 of the. Moreover, the drain valve remote control device of the present invention can be implemented in a sink using a wash bowl as a sink and a wash counter as a kitchen counter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS (a) which shows the washstand using the drain valve remote control apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the drain plug remote control apparatus. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the drain plug part of the drain plug remote control device. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the drain valve remote control apparatus which is a prior art example. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the drain valve remote control apparatus which is another prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing bowl 2 Washing counter 3 Cabinet 4 Drain plug 5 Release 6 Outer tube 7 Inner wire 7a Front end 8 Kicking part 9 Operation body 9a, 9b Operation part 10 Horizontal axis A Operation means B, C Conventional example in embodiment of this invention Operation means in S Internal space behind

Claims (2)

A wash counter with a wash bowl on the upper surface is installed at the upper end of the cabinet, and it has operating means for opening and closing the drain plug of the wash bowl, and the operation means and the drain plug are connected by a release. This is a remote control device for drain plugs that slides in and out of the outer wire in conjunction with the inner wire sliding in the outer tube of the release. An operation body is projected as an operating means on the front side of the kick-in part, and the end of the release is fixed forward in the inner space on the back side of the kick-in part. The front end of the inner wire that is slid in the front-rear direction is coupled with the operation body, and the operation portion of the operation body is pushed backward to open and close the drain plug. Shall be, and, without an operation unit is swung like a seesaw to both sides in the longitudinal direction and pivotally supported to the unit riser the middle of the operation body, the front end of the inner wire to the rear of one of the operating unit The drain plug is opened by pushing the same operation part of the operating body backward, and the drain plug is closed by pushing the other operation part backward. Drain plug remote control device characterized by that . The center of the operating body is pivotally supported by the horizontal axis on the kicking part so that the operating parts on both sides are arranged vertically, and the front end of the inner wire is connected to the rear side of the upper operating part The drain valve remote control device according to claim 1 .

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